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motion sickness

mo·tion sick·ness
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [moh-shuh n sik-nis]
    • /ˈmoʊ ʃən ˈsɪk nɪs/
    • /ˈməʊʃn ˈsɪk.nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [moh-shuh n sik-nis]
    • /ˈmoʊ ʃən ˈsɪk nɪs/

Definitions of motion sickness words

  • noun motion sickness a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from stimulation by motion of the semicircular canals of the ear during travel by car, plane, etc. 1
  • noun motion sickness dizziness or nausea caused by movement 1
  • noun motion sickness the state or condition of being dizzy or nauseous from riding in a moving vehicle 0
  • noun motion sickness sickness characterized by nausea, vomiting, and dizziness, and caused by the motion of an aircraft, boat, etc. 0
See all 4 definitions of motion sickness

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Origin of motion sickness

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Motion sickness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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motion sickness popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for motion sickness

noun motion sickness

  • nausea — sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
  • seasickness — nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from the rocking or swaying motion of a vessel in which one is traveling at sea.
  • airsickness — a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, as a result of the motion of the aircraft in which one is traveling.
  • mal de mer — seasickness.
  • queasier — inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
All 5 Synonyms of motion sickness

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